Louth County Council plans year long closure of Mount Avenue in Dundalk
Closure to facilitate the construction of new link road
Louth County Council has announced that it intends to close Mount Avenue in Dundalk to vehicular traffic for a year, beginning next month, to facilitate the construction of a new link road.
The local authority has announced that it intends to make the temporary road closure under Section 75 Roads Act, 1993 (Roads Regulations 1994).
It says that it is planning the temporary closure of the L-20018-80 Mount Avenue Dundalk between R-934-0 Castletown Road and R-178-1 Carrickmacross Road to vehicular traffic to facilitate the construction of a new link road and upgrading of the existing road.
The extent of the road closure will be from the junction of R-934-0 Castletown Road to the junction with R-178-1 Carrickmacross Road. The road closure will be from Tuesday 11th April, 2023 to Tuesday 9th April, 2024.
Louth County Council says that local access and emergency access will be maintained, and that diversions for traffic will be via R-934-0 Castletown Road, L-2000-540 Ard Easmuinn and R-178-1 Carrickmacross Road and in the opposite direction.
The local authority says that "any person who wishes to object to this closure should lodge an objection in writing (envelope clearly marked “Road Closure Objection”) to William Walsh, Senior Executive Officer, Placemaking & Physical Development; Louth County Council; County Hall; Millennium Centre; Dundalk; Co. Louth; A91 KFW6
or via Louth County Council’s Online Consultation Portal using the following link, https://consult.louthcoco.ie/ not later than 12 Noon on Thursday 23rd March 2023.